Film Directors

[iGav]

I don't do the 'thread' thing often, but I was thinking only the other night, who my favourite film directors are.....

In no particular order....

Alfred Hitchcock
Darren Aronofsky
Stanley Kubrick
Don Siegel

Who are your favourites?

[irmongoose]

Stanley Kuckbrick
Steven Soderbergh
M. Night Shyamalan

and of course, Mel Brooks :D




irmongoose

[mcrain]

Terry Gilliam did Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (based on Hunter Thompson's book). He also did Brazil, the Monte Python movies, and Time Bandits. He has a very strange ability to create really odd realities.

I also really like M. Night Shyamalan's movies.

(edit)

Oh, can't forget the true pillars of creative filmmaking...

Andrew Blake and Michael Ninn

[kiwi_the_iwik]

Ridley Scott...


...Without a doubt.

:)

[wdlove]

Classic Film Director's

Francis Ford Coopla
Alfred Hitchcock
Martin Scorsese
Steven Spielberg

[JupiterZen]

Originally posted by iGAV

Who are your favourites?

Ridley Scott
Terry Gilliam
Baz Luhrmann
Darren Aronofsky
Martin Scorsese
Oliver Stone
Stanley Kubrick

To name a few ;)

And I must say that Steve Jackson is not letting me down. I was a little sceptical when I heard he would do LOTR. But It's just awesome
:cool: :)

[zarathustra]

Well, I'll join in the fun.

Milos Forman
Stanley Kubrick
Alfred Hitchcock

[dotcomlarry]

Peter Jackson, for LOTR

[medea]

A few:
Woody Allen
Ingmar Bergman
Orson Welles
Buster Keaton
David Lynch
Jeunet & Caro
The Coen Brothers.

[diorio]

Originally posted by dotcomlarry
Peter Jackson, for LOTR

I second that. And George Lucas for Star Wars.

[Vector]

Besides obvious directors like Kubrick, and Hitchcock, i like the films of Luc Besson, Tom Tykwer, Mike Figgis, David Mamet, and Darren Aronofsky.

Oh, and David Lynch.

[kiwi_the_iwik]

Don't you think that George Lucas is destroying his credibility with the Star Wars Prequels? Gaaad! And as for Peter Jackson - yes - he's come a long way since "Bad Taste", "Brain Dead" and "Meet the Feebles"...

Anyway - been doing a bit of thinking - came up with a few more names, to go along with Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner), along with my favourite movies from them...

• John Landis (Trading Places - funniest movie of all-time, Ghostbusters)
• Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption)
• Chris Columbus (Harry Potter)
• Baz Luhrmann (Strictly Ballroom)
• The Wachowski Brothers (The Matrix)
• The Coen Brothers (Fargo, The Big Lebowski)
• Alfred Hitchcock (Lifeboat, North By Northwest, Rear Window)
• Russell Mulcahy (Highlander - the first AND ONLY one)

...still thinking of more...

:rolleyes:

;)

[drastik]

Aronofsky
David Lynch
Roman Copalla
Dario Argento
Shamalan
Danny Devito
Davis Mammet



[edit] Crap, I completely forot the Cohen Brothers. There are really about forty of fifty answers here, but these leap imediately to mind.

[Dignan]

I think the old wave guys (speil, scorsese, coppola, etc.) everyone agrees are awesome, (but im a big fan of woody allen, if he isnt mentioned in that group)

so ill just comment on the newbies

wes anderson
pt anderson
soderbergh
tarrentino
carnahan

[sickboy_osX]

Peter Jackson
Quentin Tarantino


Tjats about it

[losfp]

hmmm.. for me:

Kevin Smith
Quentin Tarantino
Robert Rodriguez
Sam Raimi
Peter Jackson
The Coen Brothers

[mcrain]

In addition to Michael Ninn and Andrew Blake, I have to add Paul Thomas, Brad Armstrong, John Stagliano, Jack Remy, Michael Zen, Ren Savant, and Nic Andrews

[zarathustra]

Come on guys... Am I the only Milos Forman fan?

Remember: One flew over the cuckoo's nest, Tightly Controlled Trains, Firemen's Ball, etc. i guess I am just a Czech-o-phile (is that a word?). :)

[iGav]

Originally posted by drastik


[edit] Crap, I completely forot the Cohen Brothers. There are really about forty of fifty answers here, but these leap imediately to mind.

Hey, go for it...... ;) people have listed here directors whom I'd completely forgotten about!! *sighs*

I'm adding john carpenter to my original list straight off!!

More to follow!! :D

General G

[iGav]

Originally posted by kiwi_the_iwik
Don't you think that George Lucas is destroying his credibility with the Star Wars Prequels?

I've not seen any of the Star Wars films..... *sighs and shudders in anticipation of ensuing pie-throwing onslaught* :eek:

But I'll let you know when they've all being released and my local Odeon puts them on in order!!

Wicked!! :D

[SPG]

Jim Jarmusch? Anyone? Ghost Dog, Mystery Train, Dead Man...amazing how he can convey so much without resorting to camera tricks and effects.
Guy Ritchie, even though he's criticized for "MTV style" he's made some very enjoyable films in a different style than the mainstream, Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, (we'll ignore his latest Madonna fiasco, as that's mainly his wife's fault).
Tom Tykwer is a favorite based on Run Lola Run and Princess & the Warrior.
Luc Besson for an epic cinematic style.
Kevin Smith for being able to make two hours of dick jokes remain funny.
The Coen Brothers for being able to switch styles and genres and do it better than almost anyone each time.

On the least favorite side:
I'm not a fan of Spielberg, as most of it is smarmy emotional heartstring crap without the reality that would make it palatable.
Lucas should be put into early retirement after Episode 2, the laughter at the horrendous "romance" scenes should have clued him into a reshoot. George should stick to the epic battle scenes and let someone else cast and direct the non scifi stuff.

[iGav]

Originally posted by SPG

Lucas should be put into early retirement after Episode 2, the laughter at the horrendous "romance" scenes should have clued him into a reshoot. George should stick to the epic battle scenes and let someone else cast and direct the non scifi stuff.

Uh oh... Pink light sabre alert.... heh heh!!

So I take it then, when I go to my local Odeon to watch all the films in order, that it's safe to take a long toilet and popcorn/coke re-fill break during Episode 2??

[mcrain]

Am I the only one here who has any clue who Michael Ninn, Andrew Blake, Paul Thomas, Brad Armstrong, John Stagliano, Jack Remy, Michael Zen, Ren Savant, and Nic Andrews are??

:confused:

[mattevil]

mcrain
usually people don't include porn directors when they think of the great directors of cinema. Porn actors on the other hand seem to be able to break through alot though(Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud,(Caligula) and Sylvester Stallone (The Party at Kitty and Stud's)

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by mcrain
Am I the only one here who has any clue who Michael Ninn, Andrew Blake, Paul Thomas, Brad Armstrong, John Stagliano, Jack Remy, Michael Zen, Ren Savant, and Nic Andrews are??

:confused:

porn directors


wes anderson. i think peter jackson's done great with the lord of the rings. though outside of that, i don't know much about him/his work

i like the farrelly brothers stuff a lot... can't go wrong with ben stiller behind the camera either... more for his humor than his directing...

and steven soderberg

[mcrain]

You guys are all fuddie duddies. I thought it was hilarious to include porn directors in a thread like this, and you all just get hoydie toydie.

Well, Thhhhhhhhhhhh :p

[SPG]

porn movies have directors?

[garzy]

in no particular order

Wes Anderson
David Lynch
Stanley Kubrick
Woody Allen
Roman Polanski, nobody said him yet

[3rdpath]

Originally posted by mcrain
You guys are all fuddie duddies. I thought it was hilarious to include porn directors in a thread like this, and you all just get hoydie toydie.

Well, Thhhhhhhhhhhh :p

ahhh, the days before gregory dark went legit......

[alset]

Among all my other favorites (each mentioned above), I gotta throw one out for Steve Buscemi. He has directed films (which I still haven't seen) and episodes of Sopranos and HBO's OZ (these where all great).

Dan

[Dignan]

His episode was my favorite....

No one yet has mentioned, John Woo, Frankenheimer (i think), David fincher, tim burton (pre-monkey movies)...

[Geetar]

Sergio Leone, Ridley Scott, John Lassiter, Frank Darabont, Alfred Hitchcock,Claude Berri,Ingmar Bergman, Robert Altman,Steven Frears, John Huston, Woody Allen, Luc Besson, Zhang Yimou.......a starter-pack.

[scem0]

The Wichousky brothers for the Matrix series.

Peter Jackson for LOTR.

[mattevil]

Sam Raimi, John Carpenter (at least the 1980s version of him),Sergio Leone ,Luc Besson, Albert Brooks, Quentin Tarantino, john landis, David Fincher,Robert Zemeckis(am i the only one who loves Used Cars?), joe dante, coen bothers ,and spike jonze. The are many directors that i thought did well on one or two films but dried up after that (john milius, john mctiernan, george romero, james cameron, and wes craven).